HMS Daring (H 16)
HMS Daring (H 16) before the war
| Name | HMS Daring (H 16) | ||
| Type: | Destroyer (D-class) | ||
| Tonnage | 1.375 tons | ||
| Completed | 1932 - John I. Thornycroft & Co, Southampton | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
| Homeport | |||
| Date of attack | 18 Feb, 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-23 (Otto Kretschmer) | ||
| Position | 58.40N, 01.35W - Grid AN 1692 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 162 officers and men (157 dead and 5 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | HN-12 | ||
| Route | Bergen - Methil | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 03.54 hours on 18 Feb, 1940, HMS Daring (H 16) (Cdr S.A. Cooper, RN), escorting the convoy HN-12, was hit by two torpedoes from U-23 about 40 miles east of the Pentland Firth and sank immediately. The commander and 156 crew members were lost. | ||
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